There’s Nothing You Have That I Need

I should be going to bed; I told Allen I would after I finished watching "Lie To Me" (excellent show, btw--very interesting). But I haven't written in a while, so I need to do some catching-up. I never thought I would be a PBS person. I would like to be so refined and educated as to listen to NPR and classical music all the time, but I'm just not. I do, however, love PBS. We watched "The Old Curiosity Shop" on Masterpiece tonight (I do need to read more Dickens!), followed by "Lost in Austen." The former was very well done, even if it kept Benji up past his bedtime. "Lost in Austen" is a funny little mini-series about a modern girl (Amanda) who ends up switching places with Elizabeth Bennett. Amanda knows what is supposed to happen in "Pride and Prejudice" and tries to put things as right as she can without Elizabeth there. Episode 2 aired tonight, and at this point, Jane is married to Mr. Collins. Very interesting, indeed. Is it wrong that I'm thinking I should contribute some of my hard-earned money to KUED? I think during the next session of 'groveling for dollars' (as an unnamed government representative allegedly refers to the Pledge drives), I'll have to see if I can get my hands on some "Anne of Green Gables" goodness and some warm fuzzies for being one of the 'Viewers Like You.' Here's another confession/snapshot into my little brain. I am a U2 fan (uh, no kidding, right?). I had Allen purchase their new album shortly after it came out in March, thinking I would devour it. With work and child and home to take care of, it sat on the kitchen table for a good two weeks. Every time I looked at it, I felt guilty. So I put it in my purse, thinking it would make it into my car eventually. It did, but it also left the car, in the purse, for at least another week. Pathetic! Finally I just put it into the CD player. And it hasn't left since. I have listened to it over and over again, and it's really growing on me. Some songs aren't great; I think 'Unknown Caller' is my least favorite, and "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" should officially win the 'Worst U2 Song Title' ever. Even so, my favorite line from the entire album is in that song: "The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear." How true, Bono, how true. I love the 4-part harmony on Fez--it's so rich. Mmmm. I think my favorite song is "Breathe." It's somewhat reminiscent of "Trip Through Your Wires" from the Joshua Tree album, but I love it. I love that nearly every song has some reference to Christ--they aren't ashamed to believe in and sing about God--that's pretty rare among popular artists these days. I admit that the entire album needs to grow on you, but once it does, it's there forever. I really wish the 360 tour was coming to Salt Lake. I may have to take a road trip to Chicago. :o) As many of you know, I am currently the Primary Music leader in my ward (i.e., I'm in charge of singing time with the kids in my area--ages 3-11). It can be a bit challenging; I have heard from a couple of people that the lady who had this job before me didn't really teach the kids anything, and they don't know songs I would assume they would have down (of course, you know what assuming does . . .). So I'm trying to make it fun and learn new songs and follow the program. I love it, honestly. They are good kids and it's fun to see them singing (and teasing the older boys who are 'too cool' to sing Mother's Day songs!). We have a little spotlight every week, where one of the kids brings in a few things from home; kind-of a show-and-tell. The Primary president asked her what her favorite part about Primary was, and she said it was Singing Time! Woot woot! I'm glad they enjoy it; I do too. It is a lot of work, but Sugardoodle and JollyJenn make it a LOT easier. I'm very grateful for people who are creative and who are generous with their creativity. It really helps. It has been so rainy the past few weeks, that the ducks have come out to play. This is right outside my door. And we saw a beautiful rainbow on our way to a wedding reception on Saturday. Again, not a great picture, but you get the idea. Anyway, the food was good, her dress was beautiful, and we didn't stay long (which makes it even better!). Afterward, we went to dinner at a place that had been recommended by Guy Fieri on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." This one definitely qualifies as a dive. I should have taken pictures, but I was a little scared. My burrito wasn't great; the Chile Verde was spicier than the allegedly Spicy Pork burrito. Benji was wanting a taste, so I gave him one. Holy cow! He was so mad at me! He doesn't have full-out tantrums like that very often, but man--he was one unhappy camper. I'm very grateful for the amnesia of young children; I was forgiven about 30 minutes later. I haven't posted any of my Benji pictures from Thanksgiving Point. Nor have I posted anything about our little outing to Wheeler Farm. Here's a little taste of our adventures over the past week or so. And here's a little slideshow from Wheeler Farm. This was just after Noah's foray into facials (see Lexy's blog about the day!) Thanks for reading the whole way through! This post is brought to you by the number 2, the letter U, and the secret word . . . GORP. Use it wisely. :o)